The Washington BirdBox is a voice mailbox sponsored by the Washington
Ornithological Society. To leave messages about a notable sighting, or to
listen to messages from the last seven days, call (425) 454-2662 and follow
the prompts. Hal Opperman, system administrator, personal phone (425)
635-0503. Transcribed by Bob Norton. Please contact me at (360) 928-3053 or
at norton360 at aol.com if you have any corrections, comments, or questions.

Previously checked May 2, 1999, by Christy Anderson.

Tuesday, May 4, 7:37, PM. Hello, this is Michael Hobbs (425) 869-2370. Today
I did a trip through Grays Harbor and Pacific County. The best sightings were
at Westport in the marina itself. There were 8 FORK-TAILED STORM PETRELS and
I could actually walk right down to the end of the dock and sit there and
have STORM PETRELS within three feet of me. There was a man in a boat there
who said they had been there for a couple of days. Also at the Bay City
Bridge just east of Westport, there was a GREAT EGRET. You can see it from
Brady's Oysters. I parked there and could see it with my scope. At Bowerman
along with 100's of thousands or 10's of thousands of shorebirds there were 2
AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS and at the sewage lagoons there were about 50
RED-NECKED PHALAROPES.

Thursday, May 6, 9:04 AM. This is Vic Nelson. Today at Point No Point Resort
at the northeast tip of the Kitsap Peninsula, I saw a VESPER SPARROW in the
back along the road by the trailer park. This is an unusual Kitsap bird.
Thank you, good-bye.

Last checked at about 10 AM, May 7, 1999.